New map shows which neighborhoods have the most, and the fewest, trees
Wealthier neighborhoods are leafier and hence healthier, but a new tree-planting program is on the way.
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Berkeley council says traffic circles will keep their trees
The Berkeley City Council put many minds at ease Tuesday night by voting to allow existing trees and some vegetation to remain in place in traffic circles around town.
For Earth Day, you told us about your favorite Berkeley trees
Our readers have deeply personal, even possessive, feelings towards their favorite trees. They find meaning in their growth, notice how they change with the seasons and mourn their passing when they die.
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Tell us about your favorite Berkeley tree
To celebrate this coming Earth Day on April 22, Berkeleyside is looking for submissions from our readers about their favorite Berkeley trees.
2 large trees fall: Crash onto playground, crush truck in North Berkeley
Two large trees collapsed overnight in North Berkeley during Tuesday’s storm. There were no reported injuries. See dramatic photos shared by readers.
6 arrests at People’s Park as police swoop in to let UC Berkeley resume tree cutting
Six people who had been sleeping in the park were arrested early Tuesday. The encampment had been set up on Jan. 4 to stop UC Berkeley from cutting down more trees.
As it investigates fatal tree fall, UC Berkeley promises transparency
The 250-foot eucalyptus that toppled Jan. 6, killing a man, had not been flagged as posing any danger in recent years, but officials are examining everything that might have led to its fall.
Cal removes 42 trees at People’s Park to ‘address long-deferred maintenance’
Tree chippers and work trucks pulled into People’s Park in Berkeley early Friday morning to take out more than 40 trees and prune a number of others, UC Berkeley officials report.
Photos: 125-year-old stone pine tree chopped down in Berkeley
The Italian stone pine tree was removed during an eight-hour operation Monday.
A tremendous tree gets a proper goodbye
Neighbors gathered Thursday to mourn perhaps the oldest resident on Russell Street.
As Berkeley calls next meeting on traffic circles, community role still uncertain
More than two months after a neighborhood outcry over the fate of trees and plants in Berkeley’s traffic circles, the city has not yet decided what role neighbors may play in tending them in the future.
City orders removal of 3 potentially dangerous trees at construction site
The situation prompted road closures and evacuations Friday afternoon.
